Manu Garba rules out open screening for Golden Eaglets

Hundreds of youngsters were sent away from the Golden Eaglets first training in Abuja on Thursday.

The Golden Eaglets started preparations for the WAFU U-17 Championship at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch on Thursday.

According to a report in SCORENigeria, head coach, Manu Garba is fully focused on working with only the 51 players he invited to camp.

Most of the invited players have also done the mandatory MRI test and are eligible to feature at the WAFU tourney.

Ghana will host the competition from May 15.

The Golden Eaglets are the defending champions after they beat Burkina Faso in the final two years ago.

The WAFU tourney will serve as the qualifier for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.